(C++) HTTP GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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#include <CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkHttp http;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    const char * html;
    html = http.quickGetStr("http://www.wikipedia.org/");

    printf("%s\n",html);


    }